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My new work bench

shift220

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shift220 NPORA Fulltime Resident

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So after getting fed up with the wood work bench that I had in my garage, I finally gave in and made myself a new metal one. The old bench was roughly 12" deep and 6 feet long which made for a crappy work area. The new one is 27" deep and 7 feet long with a galvanized sheet metal cover. I used 1.5" square tubing and some 1" angle iron for the shelf. The left side is reserved for TIG welding, I just need a nice bar stool to go there. On with the pictures...

 

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I still want to put on short legs and put in another piece of plywood for the bottom shelf. Let me know what you think!

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(the vice should be on the heavy/braced end, just my experience)

 

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I think that kinda defeats the TIG use of it. I think he put it there so he wouldn't be working over his storage.

 

Nice clean bench man!

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Thanks guys. I'm excited to use it myself. I should have taken more pictures when I was making it to show you guys the fabrication and what not. The vice is bolted to the tubing on all four corners so it is fully braced and I won't be to hard on it anyway.

 

The top was made by a company that deals only with sheet metal forming like that, next door to my shop. They did an awesome job bending it.

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The left side is reserved for TIG welding
I think that kinda defeats the TIG use of it.

Yep, my bad, that didn't filter in. Part of it was the 'work bench'. The few welders that I knew had a seperate section for welding only, usually a heavy cart with a metal top...

Besides, I see a vice on a bench and I think it is going to be used for hammering or torquing... :D

 

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